Ram accelerator operating limits, Part 2: Nature of observed limits

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 959-966

  Higgins, A J ^a,b,c,d   Knowlen, C ^a,b,d   Bruckner, A P ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Dept of Aero and Astronautics ^*  (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PROJECTILES; PROPELLANTS; SUPERSONIC FLOW;

PROJECTILE MACH NUMBERS; RAM ACCELERATORS;

RAMJET ENGINES;

EID: 0032208622     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5360     Document Type: Article

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